They smelled of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs and too many right wing meetings. "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" - The Jam
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · February 15, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread ILST -0.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money INST -115 / ILST -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +9 161 Won
Massey ILST -2.2 (+11.2) — —
Massey Totals — 162.5 (-1.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 42% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ILST -2.0 (+11.0) 156.5 (+4.5) 42% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -0.6 (+8.4) 153.5 (+7.5) 51% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ILST -1.2 (+10.2) 156.4 (+4.6) 44% ✗
Baseline ML ILST -1.6 (+10.6) 158.5 (+2.5) 46% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 15, 2026 INST 94 – 89 ILST
Dec 21, 2025 ILST 85 – 65 INST
Jan 22, 2025 ILST 85 – 81 INST
Feb 14, 2024 ILST 80 – 67 INST
Feb 18, 2023 INST 80 – 64 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST ILST
Overall 14-18 22-14
Conference 8-12 10-10
Home 8-6 12-4
Away 4-9 5-7
Neutral 2-3 5-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 W3
Avg Pts For 79.0 74.9
Avg Pts Against 81.5 72.4
Massey -3.2 (#220) 2.2 (#127)
Bradley-Terry -0.29 (#196) 0.49 (#131)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.45 (#205) 0.51 (#139)
RPI 0.485 (#209) 0.518 (#146)
Shooting & Four Factors INST ILST
FG% 45.3% 48.1%
3PT% 34.5% 38.7%
REB / G 34.9 31.9
OREB / G 9.4 7.6
AST / TO 1.00 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 57.2%
TOV% 20.5% 15.9%
ORB% 27.1% 24.8%
FT Rate 27.6% 23.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.5% 54.4%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 16.2%
DRB% 73.0% 75.7%
Opp FT Rate 27.8% 23.2%

Game Analysis

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